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zilley 01-22-2015 10:13 AM

tinting tail lights
 
can anyone tell me the cons of tinting tail lights?

I m ve been playing with the idea of tinting my tails but dont want any hassle if some idiot rear ends me and says they cant see my lights or w.e.


below is the darkness of tint I want, I believe its pretty light, I want the new ford explorer look. just lightly tinted.

http://www.wannaberacer.com/vinylwra...oofwrap629.jpg

thanks.

!Aznboi128 01-22-2015 10:15 AM

iirc, tinting the tails is illegal unless the reflector is separate.

hchang 01-22-2015 10:18 AM

A film would be okay

Or if you're gonna use VHT spray be sure to clear coat it so it's still transparent

Godzira 01-22-2015 10:27 AM

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you can just spray tint them or you can wrap them. Midnite shades and VHT makes a spray that blacks the headlights out but makes them visible when you hit the brakes.


"(4) A tail lamp must be capable of emitting a red light that is
visible from at least 150 metres to the rear"

I've never had any issues with mine, I used VHT night shade spray

buuuut if you get rear ended I'm sure they can attempt to hold it against you.


Attachment 23560


They look a lot darker in this picture than they really are.

hchang 01-22-2015 10:28 AM

Here's a pic of my old pathfinder with tinted tails

I think it makes the back like 10x better

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j1...nks/photo2.jpg

Still easily visible with lights on

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j1...nks/photo9.jpg

fliptuner 01-22-2015 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Godzira (Post 8584579)
if you get rear ended I'm sure they can attempt to hold it against you.


:pokerface:

:ifyouknow:

Godzira 01-22-2015 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ICE BOY (Post 8584581)
:pokerface:

:ifyouknow:



is there a butt sex joke in there somewhere :fuckyea:

trollguy 01-22-2015 10:39 AM

an obvious con is that it's tacky

in my opinion.

Godzira 01-22-2015 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slowguy (Post 8584585)
an obvious con is that it's tacky

in my opinion.

http://memestorage.com/_nw/38/14977506.jpg

mb_ 01-22-2015 11:00 AM

If you wanna go by the books, it's illegal to tint your tail lights

jpark 01-22-2015 11:06 AM

If you wanna go by the books, its illegal to do anything on your car

fliptuner 01-22-2015 11:08 AM

I remember these being the shit in the 90's lol


MeowMeow 01-22-2015 11:13 AM

When did you move to surrey?

I keed I keed.

Godzira 01-22-2015 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpark (Post 8584598)
If you wanna go by the books, its illegal to do anything on your car

ahahha this.

mb_ 01-22-2015 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpark (Post 8584598)
If you wanna go by the books, its illegal to do anything on your car

Moral of the story, don't mod your car :troll:

zilley 01-22-2015 11:25 AM

Hchang, did you use vht spray or a film?

I was thinking about tinting it because I could reverse it.

I m guessing the vht spray sticks on for good?

Godzira 01-22-2015 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zilley (Post 8584609)
Hchang, did you use vht spray or a film?

I was thinking about tinting it because I could reverse it.

I m guessing the vht spray sticks on for good?



gas takes it off

The_AK 01-22-2015 01:43 PM

better off getting smoked taillights, thats the plan for this guy
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jmanhas 01-22-2015 02:19 PM

Technically its illegal, and you can get a ticket depending on the cop

i believe N-motion can do tail light tints with film for 80$ last time i asked
and you can choose how dark/light you want it

film is probably a better option seeing that its completely reversible

tegra7 01-22-2015 06:49 PM

Tinting taillights side marker ect is such a tasteless mod imo. It annoys the hell out of me when someone tells me "you should smoke out your tails bro".

hchang 01-26-2015 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zilley (Post 8584609)
Hchang, did you use vht spray or a film?

I was thinking about tinting it because I could reverse it.

I m guessing the vht spray sticks on for good?

It was a film

Quote:

Originally Posted by Godzira (Post 8584610)
gas takes it off

Never tried using gas but paint thinner works pretty well from my experience

Akinari 01-27-2015 12:20 AM

As long as you don't tint them to the point where you can't see the red light illuminating during the day, I'm fine with it.

Too many times I see idiots driving around in Surrey especially with essentially black taillight covers and you can even see the light illuminating...:facepalm:


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